Peggy Winsman

Peggy Winsman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience. She has spent her career helping people who face anxiety, depression, trauma, and the stress of life changes. Peggy aims to make people feel heard, supported, and comfortable from the first session.

Her early work included supporting people affected by trauma and helping others manage mood concerns and anxiety. Over time she added attention to how physical health and daily routines connect with mental health. She may bring in questions about nutrition, medical status, and movement when they matter to a person’s goals.

Peggy uses a client-centered outlook. That means sessions start with the person's needs and priorities. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Therapy, and psychodynamic ideas to tailor practical steps and in-session conversation.

In therapy she focuses on skills and real-life problem solving. Sessions can include learning new ways to handle anger, managing impulses, building coping skills for grief, or addressing addiction-related patterns. She also helps with parenting stresses and concerns that affect young adults.

Her approach is trauma aware and strength-based. She pays attention to how past experiences shape current reactions, while also highlighting what a person already does well. The aim is steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes.

How Peggy’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. Sessions start with what matters most to the client and build goals from there. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and offers concrete tools to reduce anxiety, anger, and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and reducing impulsive reactions.

Choosing an approach is a team effort. Peggy will listen to a person’s goals, try an approach, and adjust based on what helps most. The process is collaborative and often blends techniques from different models to meet practical needs.

Confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Many people find online therapy helps fit care into busy schedules because sessions can be easier to fit around work, medical appointments, or childcare. Online work also makes it simple to practice skills between meetings and to maintain regular check-ins without long travel. Licensed professionals can use these moments to teach coping tools, plan behavioral experiments, and track progress over time.